Driver in critical condition after car hits tree in Town of Newburgh

TOWN OF NEWBURGH — A 34-year-old Washingtonville man is in critical condition after his car ran into a tree Tuesday morning on Little Britain Road, town police said.

Deputy police Chief Bruce Campbell said the cause of the crash is still under investigation. Witnesses told olice the car was swerving or weaving in and out of traffic just before the crash, Campbell said.

The victim, whose name has not been released, was taken to the Newburgh campus of St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital.

The crash was reported at 9:35 a.m. The driver had just crossed the border between the city and town of Newburgh. There were no passengers in the car and no other vehicles were involved.

Goodwill firefighters and other emergency personnel responded to the scene.